Air India has faced numerous deadly incidents, including the recent crash of flight 171, which killed 241, and past tragedies like the 1985 bombing and 2020 crash.

The seven-year-old Boeing 787-8 had only reached 22,000 feet before it hit the unexpected descent — prompting the pilot to turn the aircraft around quickly, according to AirNav radar.

A British dad who was supposed to be on board the crashed Air India flight has spoken of his shock. Owen Jackson, 31, was in India for business and had been scheduled to return home on the doomed flight on Thursday before changing his plans after being told by colleagues that the work would take longer than expected.

Many months before the Air India crash, a prophet had issued a warning about it. After it finally happened, a video where he gave the warning has resurfaced online.

Air India's Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Monday told staff that last week's plane crash that killed at least 271 people should be a catalyst to build a safer airline, urging employees to stay resolute amid any criticism.

A deadly Air India crash in Ahmedabad killed 279 people. Families await DNA identifications as investigators search for answers. Authorities recover black box data.

An Air India pilot turned back his Delhi-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner to Hong Kong airport as a precaution shortly after taking off on Monday, citing a technical issue, Indian media reported. Flight tracking data showed the pilot turning Flight AI315 around less than 30 minutes into the flight from Hong Kong.

Close on the heels of the mishap involving an Air India flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, a domestic flight of the airline carrying 168 passengers developed a technical issue immediately after take-off from Delhi to Vadodara on Sunday evening.